35° TORINO FILM FESTIVAL
ITALIANA.CORTI

165708

165708
by Josephine Massarella
Country: Canada, Italy
Year: 2017
Duration: 7'


Shot entirely in 16mm black and white film using single frame photography, 165708 employs in-camera techniques and chemical manipulation of processed film to produce an eidetic study of temporal elasticity. Techniques include flicker, time-lapse, light painting, stop motion, tinting, and toning. Combined with cycles of alternating exposed frames, these methods imbue the work with a rhythmic magnetism, apparent both in the tempo and the aesthetic of the images.

Biography

film director

Josephine Massarella

Josephine Massarella (Canada) is an independent filmmaker based in Hamilton. Her award winning shorts have screened worldwide. Josephine’s primary artistic medium is 16mm film. She has a Master of Arts in cultural studies from Athabasca University, a graduate certificate in advanced film and television from Sheridan College, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in film at the University of British Columbia.

FILMOGRAFIA

One Woman Waiting (cm, 1984), No5 Reversal (cm, 1989), Interference (cm, 1990), Green Dream (cm, 1994), Night Stream (cm, 1996), Light Study (cm, 2013), No End (cm, 2015), 165708 (cm, 2017).

Declaration

film director

“Discovering the possibilities of texture, hue, and contrast within this process has been stimulating and exciting. I could never entirely anticipate the outcome – a fact complementing the production aspect, during which the shooting of one frame at a time required much patience and discipline, skills that also proved invaluable in the darkroom. I loved the process, and look forward to further exploring these techniques on my next film.” 

Cast

& Credits

regia, sceneggiatura, fotografia/director, screenplay, cinematography
Josephine Massarella
montaggio/film editing
Boyd Bonitzke, Josephine Massarella
musica/music
Graham Stewart
interprete/cast
Jasmine June Dong

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contatti/contacts
1lightstudy@gmail.com
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